§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young offenders sentenced under section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 were in custody on the last date for which figures are available; and of those in custody, how many were(a) in local authority secure accommodation, (b) in prison department custody and (c) detained under mental health legislation. [631]
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 22 November 1995]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Pearson to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 23 November 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking how many young offenders sentenced under section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 were in custody on the last date for which figures are available; and of those in custody, how many were (a) in local authority secure accommodation, (b) in prison department custody and (c) detained under mental health legislationOn 20 November 1995 114 persons were detained in local authority secure accommodation and 445 in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales under Section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993. None were detained under mental health legislation.